How To Build a Reverse Flow BBQ Smoker Ep. 2

How To Build a Reverse Flow BBQ Smoker Ep. 2 | Chuds BBQ

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@chud327 11 ай бұрын

i used to watch you back in the bacon days, btw, love you name!!

@shiftin Жыл бұрын

I cannot imagine how much your neighbors hate you (but I love it)

@Errb_Sulaky Жыл бұрын

I like it but have 2 concerns. 1) If the pinholes are open to the air gap, inside the firebox, it will allow moisture into an area you won’t be able to season and will allow the firebox to rot from the inside out. You can probably avoid this by building up a lot of seasoning on top of the pinholes to seal them up. 2) The door design/position and the V-Bottom may make ash removal a bit difficult; I’d cut out the bottom of the front plate to match the V-bottom then just oversize the door plate to cover when closed. Then you’d be able to get straight in with a shovel or a brush once it’s cold. Loving the series and looking forward to the next episode!

@booose06 Жыл бұрын

I have one of his Chudpit smokers. It is honestly really easy to clean out the ash with the V-bottom even though the door doesn't drop to the bottom of the fire box. I just use a square shovel and it aligns perfectly with the groove and scoops everything up.

@christopherharrisintexas Жыл бұрын

loving this series!

@sweetchildofnine6677 Жыл бұрын

You inspired me to start smoking, this Sunday I'm gonna be smoking my first pulled pork on the weber kettle using your videos. Wish me luck

@nicholaslove134 Жыл бұрын

You got this 👍

@sweetchildofnine6677 Жыл бұрын

@nicholaslove134 thanks! Have fogo charcoal, pecan wood chunks, plenty of beer and a beautiful bone in pork butt

@damienalvarez2957 Жыл бұрын

@@sweetchildofnine6677’ve done lots of pulled pork with my Weber using his video on the process. Always turns out amazing and it’s almost fool-proof to make. Have an amazing BBQ!

@sweetchildofnine6677 Жыл бұрын

@@damienalvarez2957 thank you!!!

@williammarshall468 Жыл бұрын

Do you have a slow n sear ( or equivalent) or are doing the snake method?

@damienalvarez2957 Жыл бұрын

As much as I would love to buy one of your smokers, they are a little out of my price range, but I’m aware that you guys are using quality steel and don’t have a lot of production volume yet, so it’s understandable. That said, the fact that you built your first offset smoker by just sorta jumping into welding has me inspired to learn how to do it, too. Appreciate you making this mini series to show us a little how it’s done! Hope I’ll run into you in my hometown someday. Maybe we can have a craft beer and talk BBQ and music!

@bradsimon2699 Жыл бұрын

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@wtgphoto Жыл бұрын

enjoying this series. also like your insight into build strategy and what you have learned.

@jacksonlogan3767 Жыл бұрын

Very cool. Enjoying the series.

@jzadski Жыл бұрын

Atta boy put those safety glasses on 😎

@colinrcampbell Жыл бұрын

Great video… can’t wait to see the completion.

@fredrikhedlund1261 Жыл бұрын

Great work! Found your channel when I was building my own pit a couple of years ago. Huge inspiration, been following ever since. Keep it up!!

@omidfard4079 Жыл бұрын

Great work Brad, thank you for posting.

@walt4400 Жыл бұрын

This is so awesome you started this build series right when I started thinking about building my own smoker. You do good work.

@graemeholford2995 Жыл бұрын

I just bought one of these for my smokehouse here in NL. Absolutely in love.

@profipix Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this series!

@gettinbentfabrication9073 Жыл бұрын

Hey I build custom smokers here in Missouri and if you put the stack dead on top of the fire box it will heat the stack up and wait will turn it in to a vacuum and it will make you have great draw

@MeltedFace707 Жыл бұрын

Not completely related to this video but you've inspired me to start direct heat cooking again. I love what you do

@CTP-bbq-HundHutte Жыл бұрын

I love that table

@thetexan8472 Жыл бұрын

A grinder and paint make a welder what he ain't! 🤣

@ceciliarangel9414 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love

@dohman76 Жыл бұрын

That is super nice and simple man!! Very nice.

@nathancooper1440 Жыл бұрын

Can’t wait to see the next episode

@benana4379 Жыл бұрын

Great video as usual Brad.

@MrWillowbeard Жыл бұрын

Nice box! Keep up the great work

@jeffmueller9422 Жыл бұрын

Well done Bradley!

@michaelalferes7244 Жыл бұрын

I am amazed at your all around skills! and the cooking is over the top! Cheers from Michael in Oregon

@harrythehorsebbq Жыл бұрын

I love watching this and learning something new! Maybe I'll dive into welding at some point in my life. Also, I am curious to see how this compares to my reverse flow! Yours will definitely be more well built.

@benwagoner9741 Жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to weld, but I don’t have the space for it. Thank you for letting me live vicariously through your videos!!

@omarceballes5023 Жыл бұрын

I'm building my smoker and this helps so much

@jcsmith3806 Жыл бұрын

Quick tip, always push a mig don't drag it. You drag stick. The only time to drag mig is if your filling. Your welds will much flatter and cleaner.

@johnseidle655 Жыл бұрын

Love this content

@coreykennedy6275 Жыл бұрын

I started smoking on a reverse flow back in college a few years back and have stuck with my crappy store bought pit since then. I would love to buy this off of you when completed. Met you at Windy City Smokeout last year, which confirmed I want a Chud Pit. You're the man

@deangustafson7533 Жыл бұрын

Very interested in this build!

@williammarshall468 Жыл бұрын

I probably won’t ever try to weld but it’s fun to watch things get built.

@LD.Walker Жыл бұрын

As a kid I would help my grandfather (a fitter) build offset smokers every now and again. A hundred gallon sold for about $500. He built one special order out of stainless. I will never forget that build...he was blistered from the reflection.

@krackscountrycooking Жыл бұрын

Looking good!!!

@bareavis Ай бұрын

A stick welder would help you a LOT welding the firebox pieces together. Use 7018 rods and no one will can tell whether you used wire or stick.

@Jason-ru1vy Жыл бұрын

I'm actually working on a firebox this week for my first build. I'm definitely not as well equipped lol. Very timely video though Brad. Thanks!

@SuperPfeif Жыл бұрын

Awesome man!

@chuckleton Жыл бұрын

Joe Yim crate - cracked me up! :D

@WhiskeyTango84 Жыл бұрын

Im tig welding my frankensmoker and I made holes welding tubing. I had to bridge gaps by spot welding over and over until it was covered. Very hard, and very rewarding.

@joethepirate1 Жыл бұрын

Very cool!

@ericwatling159 Жыл бұрын

Hey Brad been watching you for a couple years+. Always great vids learned alot from you from trimming brisket to weber kettle series. I'm super glad you are building a reverse flow smoker. I have one on a trailer and I'm interested to see the cook times an results you get. I find running 250 degrees (average) a 14lbs brisket 9hrs. Very interesting seeing how your build goes! Thanks

@Trumpetmaster77 Жыл бұрын

This is great content!

@ScubaDan05 Жыл бұрын

You also don't have to sand down your welds "But it helps" was totally expecting that quote from him at 9:54😂

@charlesderosierjr8851 Жыл бұрын

Love it

@TheDrunkenBBQ Жыл бұрын

Nice project👍

@Just_the_Q Жыл бұрын

Love the video

@vvxtrucking5366 Жыл бұрын

I'd slow your wire down just a tad, and you should be pushing your weld pool with mig welding. Also, to help keep your area nearly spatter free, try spraying a thin film of WD40 on before you weld. You'll have nearly zero spatter.

@DennisSkywarpZ Жыл бұрын

Better penetration and little giggle! Classic. Appreciate the vid, extremely helpful!

@Engloid Жыл бұрын

Just a FYI...when you do small bump tacks like that, and get the dot (hole) in the middle, it's called a fisheye and can go all the way through the weld. This, combined with the quick heating and cooling action can make the weld prone to cracking. You're better off to turn the machine down a little bit and run a constant bead. The spot of posority is likely caused either by holding the nozzle too far from the metal or a little wind. Either way, it's usually caused by losing gas coverage. Great videos though.

@dgregory657 Жыл бұрын

@7:04 in the video looks like a Chuds Pizza Oven...I'd have to say, would love that!

@xazrael Жыл бұрын

Editor with an eagle-eye reporting in: I liked that readjustment for the "perfect corners on there" shot hehe ;)

@chadcritch9399 Жыл бұрын

Love the series! Would it be worth extending that handle a bit, I feel like you're asking for a knuckle scrape there

@MUCKLEECH Жыл бұрын

I wish I had a shop to do this stuff. I am a trained welder, but that was a former life of mine before wife and kids. Great work, love these videos that expand on your stuff outside of cooking. Maybe music stuff next?

@jasonpavlik4904 Жыл бұрын

You should start using dual shield wire. It will help your porosity problems and you don't have to put any action on it so you will weld faster. It doesn't spatter as bad as normal flux core either.

@TOMVUTHEPIMP Жыл бұрын

That's not porosity. He just dont know how to weld.

@supersaiyan336 Жыл бұрын

I've seen a few of these builds and I'm kinda curious, why don't you cut the door all the way to the bottom of the V? wouldn't it make cleaning easier and also allow the potential for more direct air between the coals and logs?

@mauricehemmings5661 Жыл бұрын

Love whatcha got going on, I've learned a lot on the bbw and cook side of things, a few tips from an old welder when you have your tubing square take a cutting wheel and run it down the seems bam instant bevel weld and will give more weld less grind and to reduce porosity in light gauge metal hot and fast down hill welding is the way to go, when done right it'll give a round over look to your corners also less grinding.. because we're welders not grinders😂

@Cruxx3 Жыл бұрын

this surprised me haha, been watching the food videos now and then, and now your building your own smoker, interesting *click* guy has a saw saw nice, poof there's a whole welding table... shiiit your channel just got a lot more interesting fabwork and food is a great combo! now it just need some classic motorcycles or cars

@nickd5943 Жыл бұрын

You made comment about the hole from the fire box to the cook chamber, making it lower than you normally make it. I made a standard flow with the fire exit low similar to yours. It wasn’t worth a shit! Used way to much fuel. Once I opened it up, worked great. I’m interested to see what happens with this pit. Thanks for sharing.

@samsonhorvath3614 Жыл бұрын

Chud’s should collaborate with fireball tool. Maybe pay him in brisket or ribs. He has perfect fixture table for you!

@bradpaulp Жыл бұрын

Next video gonna need you to do a Norm Abram safety talk tho. 😂

@jrainwater823 Жыл бұрын

Even though I predict that there is a 0% chance that I will ever even attempt something like this; watching it was super relaxing.

@Buck_Buchanan Жыл бұрын

I literally just dropped everything I was doing to watch this

@GOMEZ1969 Жыл бұрын

Show me the way Bradley. Going to build my first offset soon

@abmtz8537 Жыл бұрын

Do a Santa Maria grill next!

@rocket4602 Жыл бұрын

Way cool setup you've built up over time, Mr. R.. One thing I discovered when you learn how to weld....your neighbors either love you or hate you. Myself? I keep the garage door down when welding or grinding.(tough to do here in central Texas, but it keeps the neighbors from calling false alarms to the Fire Dept., lol.) I'm Jonesing after your slow speed chop saw. I have the much cheaper abrasive high speed chop saw....sounds like ten freight trains when running. But like you said, a few angle grinders can do most any job...just takes a little longer. Enjoying this series. Probably will be as great as your Weber Kettle series. kudos to ya, Brad. rocket (Weber Kettle with Slow N Sear, DIY hybrid pellet fed barrel smoker, commercial 8" electric hot plate, Ninja SP101 oven/air fryer combo and a small Costco air fryer)

@boostedpower5417 Жыл бұрын

Welding in shorts hell ya. Should of done sandles too 😊 I did some tig welding on a jeep frame back when I first started out.....shirtless drinking beer.....worst sunburn ever lol

@freepilot7732 Жыл бұрын

1:58. Okay Beavis and Butthead. Lol

@maxmcgar5732 Жыл бұрын

Keep it up, and make guga dry age steak in mustard and a pork loin in mustard

@brianhartfield8385 Жыл бұрын

Love the process - 2 things to share. 1st -As a back saver - maybe get a Harbor Freight engine hoist - I've seen lots of guys use them for other tasks. 2nd - might be time to go with something other than croccs while welding - those heavier bent assemblies could take one Chud out of commission for a while with a broken foot or worse. Just a suggestion - again love seeing the process.

@wayne_3791 Жыл бұрын

"Love it, BUT" ........Pfffft, Safety is for Sally's! Harden the fuk up a bit mate!

@Ranjer-os5wr Жыл бұрын

First- let me say- I enjoy (and appreciate) your content. You started out saying that all you really need is an angle grinder and a cheap welder- that's the type of videos I had hoped for. You have what seems to be a pretty well stocked shop. Someone who's attempting a 'one off', home built smoker using the angle grinder and cheap welder - for the first time- is probably not going to get much out of this. This is not a knock- you run a business and it might not be a good use of your time to show how to bust out a serviceable smoker with "stone knives and bear skins"- but maybe you could do that one day??

@brendanconnelly1835 Жыл бұрын

Why not fill in those weld holes. I would want to keep water out long term.

@TomKD0QKK Жыл бұрын

You need an engine hoist to lift and move the heavier stuff. A tractor would be better but you're in a garage.

@richardthompson3723 Жыл бұрын

The pinholes in your welds were caused by not having enough shielding gas. Some wind may have blown it away while you were welding.

@cyberbeer65 Жыл бұрын

Yep. Lack of shielding gas creates porosity. For as much as they charge for a pit, I'd want my welds without porosity.

@duanehenicke6602 Жыл бұрын

Since he's grinding every weld down, the gas is a waste. Save some money and use flux core.

@richardthompson3723 Жыл бұрын

@@duanehenicke6602 he has stated in a previous video that he doesn't like the bbs that are made when using fluxcore.

@richardthompson3723 Жыл бұрын

@@cyberbeer65 I don't think this one was made to be sold.

@whyomgwhywtf Жыл бұрын

@@cyberbeer65 i imagine since its not for a customer and for his personal use QA is not as important to him on this build.

@mburro57 Жыл бұрын

Here’s a suggestion Chorizo Smasburger

@GorillaJoesBBQ Жыл бұрын

This series is making me want to order a welder and head to the metal shop so bad 😂 idk if my wife would approve of me getting into pit building on top of everything else....

@09jamesfamily Жыл бұрын

How you cleaning the ashes out?? Vacuum?

@highcountry360 Жыл бұрын

Needs a boot snake hood ornament 😂

@C-Mah Жыл бұрын

Do you need to weld the inside of the fire box? Also, may make a tube A-frame (swing set style). You could hang a chain in the middle with a pully. You hang your box then push the table out of the way. Ha ha, just saw episode 3. Nvm you got it off the table.

@chriseldred641 Жыл бұрын

have you considered weld it yourself build kits?

@MichaelDiazrandom Жыл бұрын

Man how cool would it be if you could buy the fire box as a kit. Like a flat pack diy welder's kit.

@coyotedale Жыл бұрын

what is the duty cycle on your welder? Some long runs you had to make, wondering if you have to pause occasionally to let the welder to cool. I picked up a Miller Multimatic because I love to tig, but wanted a mig too, duty cycle is 20 percent.

@toranas1500 Жыл бұрын

So about how much does that firebox weigh? Compared to your standard box?

@gordonflug645 Жыл бұрын

Wow!! This is lookin good!! As much as I would love to buy one of your pits, the shipping to Canada would SUCK!! LOL That being said, I do have a couple questions for you?? 1) How would you gauge the gap for the air gap or whatever insulation system one uses? Whether it's a square Or round Firebox. 2) What measurements, formula or percentages would one use to figure out the V shape for the square Firebox? 3) How would one gauge the holes for the exchange and or door systems?? Within this question, what measurements would one use to figure out the door placement?? 4) What gauge of expanded metal do you use for the grates and the bottom of the cart? Thanks brother for all the awesome content you put out!! Gordon Flug

@strad7218 Жыл бұрын

For the welding on just the firebox itself. How long did that take you to weld it all together?

@waterskipilot145 Жыл бұрын

Try some muriatic acid to cut through the mill scale. It'll save some grinding.

@cubanraider5373 Жыл бұрын

Chud make me a WeBer kettle please !

@RAVM1987 Жыл бұрын

You should get a jib crane into your shop

@michaelmiller1109 Жыл бұрын

You should work a pizza oven into that firebox.

@builderxx Жыл бұрын

Bradley, any chance you will sell a set of blueprints for this project, maybe even fkr the mini chud box?

@brianfaherty31 Жыл бұрын

Your firebox outer skin is now a sealed vessel. You should drill a small hole to let the air expand and contract

@tylerbush4057 Жыл бұрын

That's what all the pinholes are for 😂😂😂

@jkgkjgkijk 9 ай бұрын

Those casters are zinc plated. Wear a mask if watching and thinking of doing this. Best best is soak in vinegar for two days first and repaint after welding